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St Ives
development finance.

Expert property development finance in St Ives, Cambridgeshire. Median price £300,000, 229 annual sales. We connect developers with competitive funding from 100+ lenders.

Median price
£300k
Sales (12m)
229
YoY change
-3.2%
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St Ives, Cambridgeshire

Property finance
in St Ives.

St Ives - cambridgeshire market town with guided busway Cambridge connectivity and riverside development. With a median property price of £300,000 and 229 transactions in the last twelve months, St Ives represents a focused market with prices down 3.2% year-on-year.

Detached homes command a median of £445,000 while flats average £190,500, reflecting the breadth of St Ives's residential market. Terraced houses sit at £257,750, offering developers a range of scheme types from conversions to ground-up residential.

Whether you need development finance for a ground-up scheme, bridging finance to secure a site at auction, or mezzanine finance to stretch your capital stack, our brokers arrange the full range of property finance across St Ives and the wider Cambridgeshire area. Each deal is structured around your specific project, with terms negotiated from our panel of over 100 lenders.

Live market data

St Ives
market snapshot.

HM Land Registry sold-price data for St Ives over the last twelve months, alongside the live local planning pipeline. Updated weekly.

Median price
£300,000
Sales (12m)
229
YoY change
-3.2%
Approved (recent)
10
Pipeline units
1,723
Pipeline GDV
£517.4M

St Ives development appraisal

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for your scheme.

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Scheme Inputs

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Build cost pre-filled at £2,380/sqm (regional benchmark) for a 6-unit scheme. Assumes 10% professional fees, 10% contingency, 65% LTGDV senior debt, 18-month term. Full calculator →

Capital Structure

Total Cost£2,058,600
Senior Debt (65% LTGDV)£1,269,450
Equity Required£789,150
Interest (18m)£142,813
Profit on Cost-11.3%
Senior Debt£1,269,450
Equity£789,150

Land Registry data

Recent property sales
in St Ives.

229 residential transactions in the last twelve months. Median sold price £300,000 (-3.2% YoY). 1 new-build transactions with a % premium over existing stock.

Detached

£445,000

Semi-Detached

£310,000

Terraced

£257,750

Flat

£190,500

DateAddressTypePrice
22 Jun 202610, ELM DRIVEPE27 6THSemi-Detached£270,000
12 Jun 202637, SPENCER DRIVEPE27 3HGTerraced£187,000
11 Jun 202614, RUSHINGTON CLOSEPE27 3JHDetached£200,250
5 Jun 202616, DEIGHTON CLOSEPE27 3JJSemi-Detached£260,000
2 Jun 20261, THE WILDERNESSPE27 4JHDetached£770,000
29 May 202632, OUSE ROADPE27 3FTTerraced£220,000
29 May 20265.2, THE OLD MILL, LONDON ROADPE27 5EYFlat£272,500
28 May 202630, THE MALLARDSPE27 6HPSemi-Detached£312,500
28 May 202655, THE BRAMBLESPE27 5NJTerraced£325,000
28 May 202611, EDINBURGH DRIVEPE27 3DATerraced£175,000

Planning pipeline

Planning activity
in St Ives.

9 approved (last 3 months)
·
92 pending
·1,723 units in pipeline·£517.5M estimated GDV·100% approval rate (last 3 months)

Recently Approved

RefProposalUnitsEst. GDVStatus
26/00971/FUL

Retention of portacabin for use as community shop.

Great Paxton Community Shop 48A High Street Great Paxton St Neots PE19 6RF

--Approved
26/00969/FUL

Change of use of existing residential space to extend existing commercial space,…

Post Office 30 Main Street Farcet Peterborough PE7 3DB

1£300,000Approved
26/00964/S73

Variation of condition 2 (Dev in accordance with plans) of 25/00273/HHFUL.

12 Folksworth Road Norman Cross Peterborough PE7 3SP

--Approved
26/00953/FUL

Change of use from dance academy (Use Class E(d)) to a mixed use comprising a da…

Land Rear Of 9 Orchard Lane Huntingdon

--Approved
26/00975/PIP

Permission in Principle for erection of up to 3 dwellings.

Land Adjacent To 5 High Street Hail Weston

3£900,000Approved

Current Applications

RefProposalUnitsEst. GDVStatus
26/01404/S73

Variation of condition 2 (Plans) of 25/01151/HHFUL.

Hill View Spaldwick Road Stow Longa Huntingdon PE28 0TL

--Pending
26/01396/FUL

Retrospective change of use from Class E (Commercial, business and service) to a…

Adil House 3 Kingfisher Way Hinchingbrooke Business Park Huntingdon PE29 6FN

--Pending
26/01389/LBC

Painting of shop front

Shop 18A Bridge Street St Ives PE27 5EG

--Pending
26/01385/FUL

Change of use of land to from agricultural to residential curtilage associated w…

Kingfisher House Whittlesey Road Benwick March PE15 0XR

1£300,000Pending
26/01364/LBC

Repair to the gable end wall. The external concrete render will be completely re…

2 Manor Farm Cottages Manor Farm Road Waresley Sandy SG19 3BZ

--Pending

Source: HM Land Registry price paid data, 12 months to August 2026 · Huntingdonshire District Council planning register, retrieved August 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Common questions

Property finance in St Ives
— answered.

What is the average property price in St Ives?
The median property price in St Ives is £300,000, based on Land Registry transactions over the past 12 months. Broken down by type: detached homes at £445,000, semi-detached properties at £310,000, terraced houses at £257,750, flats at £190,500.
Is St Ives a good area for property development?
St Ives recorded 229 property transactions in the last 12 months, with prices adjusting 3.2% year-on-year - creating potential value opportunities for developers. Cambridgeshire market town with guided busway Cambridge connectivity and riverside development. Active transaction volumes indicate a liquid market where completed developments can achieve timely sales.
What types of property finance are available in St Ives?
We arrange the full range of property development finance in St Ives: development finance for ground-up schemes, bridging loans for auction purchases and chain breaks, mezzanine finance to stretch your capital stack, refurbishment finance for conversion projects, commercial mortgages for income-producing assets, equity and joint ventures for larger schemes, and development exit finance for completed projects awaiting sales.
How do I apply for development finance in St Ives?
Start by submitting your deal through our Deal Room with your project details - site address, purchase price, build costs, and expected end value. Our team will review your scheme, model the funding structure, and present you with terms from our panel of over 100 lenders within 48 hours. There's no upfront fee and no obligation until you choose to proceed.
What are typical development finance rates in St Ives?
Development finance rates for St Ives projects typically range from 7-11% per annum, depending on scheme size, developer experience, and leverage. For a scheme with a GDV of around £1.9M, you could expect senior debt at 60-70% of GDV with rates from 7.5%. Arrangement fees are usually 1-2% of the facility. We negotiate the best available terms from our lender panel for each deal.

Where we fund

St Ives,
Cambridgeshire.

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